German and International
Bilingual
Ages 2 to 16

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1.7 (based on 3 reviews) Reviews aren't verified

Teacher

Rating
- Terrible
December 05, 2024
Rating
- Terrible

Please stay away from this “school”. I wouldn’t even call it a school and it’s very far from a German school. It’s horrible and a scam in all aspects. The administration, teaching methods, organization and the treatment of teachers is a nightmare. No German knowledge, barely any materials and the administration has no idea how the German education system works. Furthermore the teachers from Germany won’t get any working permissions and have to work illegally without any knowledge about that. The school also refuses to pay everything correctly like they promise you in the working contract. The only thing the school can do is fake advertising and charge incredible high school fees. They promise inclusion but that’s also a lie. The school has students with certain learning disabilities but these students don’t get the right treatment or extra classes that they would need for a functional inclusion.
The administration knows about all these problems because every German employee is complaining about it, but they refuse to take responsibilities and ignore it and just fire everyone that is complaining or not fitting in their agenda.

Breakdown of rating
Overall opinion - Terrible
Teachers - Terrible
Academics - Terrible
Facilities - Terrible
School Atmosphere - Terrible
Administration - Terrible

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Parent

Rating
- Terrible
September 14, 2024
Rating
- Terrible

Please be aware that this institution is not to be confused with a German school abroad (aka Deutsche Auslandsschule). It only offers German as a third language and to date has no international qualifications like the IB, let alone the DSD (German language proficiency certificate). Since the requirements for this unfortunately have never been met since the establishment of the school in 2016.
No modern or even European teaching methods are used as promised. The teaching is very old fashioned and the official language of the school is Spanish. It doesn't really create the intercultural background you would expect as an expat.
The few German teachers are mostly interns who only stay in Panama for a few months. Real German teachers (if any) rarely last a whole academic year.
Facilities are extremely limited: There is neither a proper gym nor an auditorium like in every other norm... read full review

Breakdown of rating
Overall opinion - Terrible
Teachers - Terrible
Academics - Terrible
Facilities - Terrible
School Atmosphere - Terrible
Administration - Terrible

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CityPanama City
CurriculumsGerman and International
Leaving qualificationN/A
Languages of instructionEnglish, German, and Spanish
Age RangeAges 2 to 16
Yearly fees: Not public
Reviews: 1.7
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